Yuriy L. Nemets is the managing member at NEMETS PLLC, a law firm based in Washington, DC. Yuriy has been practicing law for over 20 years. He is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, from which he received his Juris Doctor (JD) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees, and Moscow State Law Academy (Russia), from which he received his first law degree and his Ph.D. in law. Yuriy is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and New York. He has been successfully advising and representing victims of INTERPOL abuse for over twelve years. He has also testified as an expert witness on the subject of INTERPOL abuse and the rights of individuals on the international wanted list in courts in the United States and the European Union. At the request of the United States Helsinki Commission, Yuriy drafted amendments to INTERPOL's rules necessary to protect the rights of individuals targeted by government requests disseminated via INTERPOL's channels and amendments to U.S. laws necessary to stop the practice of using Red Notices and diffusions as evidence against individuals. Several of Yuriy's proposals have become part of the Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention Act (the TRAP Act) adopted by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Biden. Yuriy has authored many articles about the rights of individuals on the INTERPOL wanted list which are published in authoritative law reviews and journals as well as in the media. He has been interviewed on the topic by many major media outlets, including Ahval News, Al Jazeera, The Atlantic, Coda Story, The Diplomat, El Pais, EU Observer, Forbes, The Independent, Jyllands-Posten, Middle East Eye, The New Arab, and Wprost, and has been consulted by scholars and reporters writing for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Sky News, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest and the Journal of Democracy. He is the founder and author of Red Notice Abuse Report, a popular blog about the rights of individuals on the INTERPOL wanted list, frequently cited in scholarly and media publications. He regularly participates in panels dedicated to the problem of INTERPOL abuse and defending the rights of individuals on the international wanted list under the aegis of the American Bar Association.

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